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unmanned aircraft operation at one time.
• No operations from a moving aircraft.
• No operations from a moving vehicle
unless the operation is over a sparsely
populated area.
• No careless or reckless operations.
• No carriage of hazardous materials.
• Requires preflight inspection by the
remote pilot in command.
• A person may not operate a small
unmanned aircraft if he or she knows or
has reason to know of any physical or
mental condition that would interfere with
the safe operation of a small UAS.
• Foreign-registered small unmanned
aircraft are allowed to operate under part
107 if they satisfy the requirements of
part 375.
• External load operations are allowed if the
object being carried by the unmanned
aircraft is securely attached and does not
adversely affect the flight characteristics
or controllability of the aircraft.
• Transportation of property for
compensation or hire allowed provided
that-
o The aircraft, including its attached
systems, payload and cargo weigh less
than 55 pounds total;
o The flight is conducted within visual line
of sight and not from a moving vehicle
or aircraft; and
o The flight occurs wholly within the
bounds of a State and does not involve
transport between (1) Hawaii and
another place in Hawaii through
airspace outside Hawaii; (2) the District
of Columbia and another place in the
District of Columbia; or (3) a territory or
possession of the United States and
another place in the same territory or
possession.
• Most of the restrictions discussed above
are waivable if the applicant
demonstrates that his or her operation
can safely be conducted under the terms
of a certificate of waiver.
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